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APPLIOATION FILED MAYQ, 1911. y l 1,033,641. Patented July 16, 1912.

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inf@ M14 i l l ture are performed with'the-Shell of the last, y

i .thefgboktoesto Id'ry,"hus saving time, also' saving` a large'numberof lasts jand very "for boots and shoes which consi'stsof .a core. and alshell'outside-the `core.. .The obiect-of theiiivention is to provide said V shell --remaining same :condition in. which it A. was when the 'during' all the'subsequent processes of manu-*- facture of'tlie hoe'. the vshell remains inl the sameposition relativelytohe'fupper and Y "holds saidupper'fiilly 'tlistended-and in the '30 i z process Twas.finished.v The shell of the last being lett. vi-ithin-L the '.iippen while the 'core "factire cores is anydesirlednumber of shells.

l dierleiikprocesg oi .manufacture iminedi- Eshell reinainswithin the shoe.

UNITED sTAf-rns PATENT onirica.

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Specicationof Letters Patent.

1,033,041. Patented Jun/16,1912.

, Application filed MayS, 1911. Serial No. 626,055.

To all whom it may concern: l

Be it known that we, JOHN-L. Town-E, a ulai'ly in the combination ot elements formcitizen of tlieUnited Stat-es, residing at ing u last set forth in the claims. f

Haverhill, inthe county .of Essex, and JOHN Referring to the drawings: Figure 1 is a lV. ONEiLn, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing'at.. Lynn, yin the county' of Essex, both inthe Stiteof lvlassachusetts, have -in vented new. and luseful Improvements in Lasts, of which thecfollowin-g. is a specification. t

This invention relates to aniin'proved last it. appears onthe inside of an upper of a been removed, and wi h the heel piece pushed part way down into the heel portion of the upper. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the shell a last upon which the-.upper'of a-b'oot or shoe' can lbe lasted-inl the usual manner, viz, by taclting an innersole tothe last and then drawing the 'tightlypver the last and `fastening it'teiiiporarilytofthe inner sole. The eore'of thelast their removed and the a subsequent steps'ingthe-process of inanutacheel piecepushed downwardly Within the .upper to its lowest position. Fig. 5 is a de- -upper and inner sole of a shoe are indicated -in dotted lines.

iin :the upper.v in the upper'was'rst lasted upon the last, so. that out the-'severalv views of the drawings. In the'drawings,',6 is thelast consisting of la core 7 'and a shell l 'two parts, the fore .part 9 and theJ heel part has been'removed therefroinfallows the shoe. L10, saidheel part being pivoted at-11 upon y' ""rmanld especially the boi "toe inserted" vthefore part 9. The 'shell 8 is also iliade in therein, odr'y vd uring'the' processv ofy manuvtwo' parts, viz, the tore part 12 and the heel agitl 'urth'rmore only one set .ot4 part 13.

sln'apefitl orig nally-assumedwhen the lasting' shoefnxbe sent forward 'in the tively, by links 14, 141 to t-hefore part 12 atelyaiter' CaSe- Where (without waiting" 'toes are -used in the shoe-,- for the usualt-inieto allow the lasting operation, evenI in the by rivets 15, 15 to the heel part 13 and are 'connected by pivots 16, 16 to the tore part 12, the pivots 16 being'eccentric to the pivot 11, so, that the heel part 13 of the shell 8 is ecceiitrically pivoted'upon the fore part 12 relatively to the ivct 11 of the heel part of the core 7. f r, in other words, sai heel part-s, when the core and shell are assembled to forni a complete last,.ar e eccenvtrically pivoted 'relatively' to' each The object of thus eccentrically pivoting the heel parts relatively to each otheris so 'that when the core is broken as illustrated Ihuch're'ducing the Weight ofthe shoe'and last 'as the shoe is 4passing through thel dif-lv ferent processes of manufacturey subsequent to thelasting process.- During these subseuen't processes of manufacture only the k,The invention consists in a last consisting ofacore and a shell outside the core, sai corel and shell each -constituting in'itself a last adapt-ed to support and distendthe fore part and vtheheetA artfotashoe upper. Q AThe invention rtlier consists' in a last --of the sh 11 are movedupw'ardly tothe po l formed as hereinafter desciibed and partic side elevation of our improved last includingthe shell and core illustrating thesaine as' of the last siniilar to Fig. 3, but showing the 8. The core is made inl` in 2, prior to the removal thereof :from .the shell, and (the heel parts oi.-the-core and shoe, the upper of the shoe being shown in Lilie numerals 'refer to like parts throughi 'n Thev heel part of the shell' .is Apivotally connected on opposite sides thereof, .respeo- .of the; shell 8. These links are connected 105 other.

uecurntely neserviug the sition illustrated `in Fig. 2, the buelrportlun nl the heel purl, t3 will move outwardly t0. clear itself troni the heel part oit the core duringA this breaking eperetion.

lt 'will he noted. thut'theshell extends only over a port-ien et the eure, that is, said shel dues not extend aeruss the bottoni of 'the core, thus leaving the bottom oi the core fr e fer the apl'jliestion of, and the fustening thereto in the usual mannerJ by two er three tuels'of un inner sole 17.

The manner et' using uur improved last ie us l'f me: Assuming the shell and Core to he assembled relatively," to eaeh other, as illustrated in l., the inner sole, l- 'is tucked te the betteln oit the core r 7 and the upper l is theniulled over the Yshell und lasted .inthe usus.. tuetening the edges The luster then breaks the cere und the shell7 swinging the heel V@urti-en outwardly into the respective psitons illustrated in Fig.' 2. lle'` then itfithdrumiis the core frein the shell and swings the heel/p01- tien lf3 of the shell downwardly into the up er ns illustrated in Fig. 3, thelinzil epe'iw" tion being to push said heel port-ion downwax-elly in the upper to the position-illustrated 1n Fig. et, 'thus clamping the shell firmly Within the upper of the shoe. The' shoe is then tree of the core et the lust yund has Within lthe upper the shell@ thus preserving the shape originally given tu the upper during the lasting process. The .pper ut' the shoe :is thus lasted7 with the stiell of the last Within the sume, is Carried tie-i2l Wurdljf fur the selling.y heelingr und other luneesses uf insiuifueture Well known to those skilled in this art until the shoe is eonlliiletedy it being understood that during ull et these processes of manufacture the shell ot the .lust remains Within the, upper,

shape of the upper during sind processes et manufacture. It will he understuod that is Cunipurecl with the urailinzuy size of u lust which has no manner by temporariy, thereol2 to the inner sole l l l l vmore and ,eensisting ineen@ subsequent to the lasting it is much lighter to handle, and

to 'secure is:

l. A. lust consisting ot' u core l1n twp parte,

the dilferent processesand all parts of the .shoe have u' sheet material such as ppiei I the same'wthdescribed our invention, what we elzunrnnd desire by Letters Patent vizi, u front part and a, heel part pivot-ally mounted thereen, und 'u shell outside said heel part pimtelly mount-ed on saidvfront part.

mounted thereonv and, a shell outside ysaidy eure and Consisting lof zt front partei/*ida li'eel part pvot-ally inimnteitlv on seid' front hurt., said heel nartsheing eted relatively to each-ether.

3. A lust consisting of 'ueore in twohpirtsf?" n trent part und n, heellnut pivotally mounted. on seid trent) part and u shell out` side uf said core und consisting of u 'front part anda heel part, .rind-links connecting the heel part tu the ont part/0f said'shell.

eceentrically ,plv-,f

of a front part `and| u 2.v A. lust Iconsisting of a. corel in twoparts, t

.ln testimony whereof We here hereunto set our hands in presenee oftwo suh'scrib; ing; Witnesses'. i v

` Jenn n Tewnu.

(HN W; ONElLL.

llitnesses Y PETER L Comun.v Louis Agentes,

the ommssioner of Iatents,

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